Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 421 to 430 of 1948.

• 15 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, allow me to make a brief statement. I will start, if you allow me, with your kind indulgence; by making reference to a matter you had mentioned earlier, in respect of a correspondence or a letter that I had authored and submitted to hon. Speaker. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 15 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: I want to confirm to you and to this House that indeed a letter had been written. That letter was written in good faith and the subsequent withdrawal of that letter was similarly done in good faith; and the withdrawal of that letter was motivated by the realisation that the investigation initiated by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was not about me. I confirmed that the EACC did not consider me a suspect or a subject of investigation, and that I was merely required to participate in those investigations as a witness to offer information within my knowledge. I ... view
• 15 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: I want to confirm to you and to this House that indeed a letter had been written. That letter was written in good faith and the subsequent withdrawal of that letter was similarly done in good faith; and the withdrawal of that letter was motivated by the realisation that the investigation initiated by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was not about me. I confirmed that the EACC did not consider me a suspect or a subject of investigation, and that I was merely required to participate in those investigations as a witness to offer information within my knowledge. I ... view
• 15 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, in respect of the matter of the information that I shared with the Powers and Privileges Committee – that was intended to help that Committee to arrive at a considered verdict on this critical matter – I want to say the following: Yesterday, I did not have the opportunity to address this House on the Report of the Powers and Privileges Committee. I respect the process that the Powers and Privileges Committee went through but I do not agree at all with the procedure, the findings and recommendations of that Committee. Indeed, I consider the whole process ... view
• 15 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, in respect of the matter of the information that I shared with the Powers and Privileges Committee – that was intended to help that Committee to arrive at a considered verdict on this critical matter – I want to say the following: Yesterday, I did not have the opportunity to address this House on the Report of the Powers and Privileges Committee. I respect the process that the Powers and Privileges Committee went through but I do not agree at all with the procedure, the findings and recommendations of that Committee. Indeed, I consider the whole process ... view
• 15 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: I would like to quote the words of a man greater than myself, Mahatma Gandhi, who once said: “Many people want to punish you for speaking the truth, being correct and being you”. Never apologize for being correct or for being years ahead of your time. If you are right and you know it, speak your mind even if you are a minority of one. The truth is still the truth. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is my submission to this House that the information I submitted to the Powers and Privileges Committee; information that is now subject to an inquiry ... view
• 15 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: I would like to quote the words of a man greater than myself, Mahatma Gandhi, who once said: “Many people want to punish you for speaking the truth, being correct and being you”. Never apologize for being correct or for being years ahead of your time. If you are right and you know it, speak your mind even if you are a minority of one. The truth is still the truth. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is my submission to this House that the information I submitted to the Powers and Privileges Committee; information that is now subject to an inquiry ... view
• 15 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Most obliged. view
• 15 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Most obliged. view
• 14 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. We need to appreciate that this country is at war. It is an unconventional war. You do not fight an unconventional war with conventional means. I want to plead with this House to take lessons from countries like the United States of America (USA), France and Spain, which have confronted a challenge such as this. As a House, the best way we can help in this matter is to arm the Commander in Chief of this Republic with the requisite tools to engage and fight this war. The electronic version of the Official Hansard ... view